Portland city officials have approved building codes that allow for the construction of single-staircase multifamily ...

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Requiring two stairs, as on lift, limits layout options for multi0-family buildings as compared to single stair, as shown at right. Pew Charitable Trust illustration. Sign up for the Concord Monitor's ...

For YIMBYs and other champions of more housing development, ditching the extra staircase has become a surprisingly buzzy ...